Jill Surname

99,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Jill Surname Definition:

V. Gill (Anglo-French)

Jill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2681:139,7028,984
United States9381:386,41734,021
New Zealand8161:5,549898
Australia6781:39,8175,155
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
England1171:476,22330,919
India981:7,827,198166,253
Canada831:443,92338,562
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
China191:71,964,2933,948
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Jill (546,996) may also be a first name.

Jill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Gill (Anglo-French)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jill (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻞ, Hindi: जिल्ल, Marathi: जील) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,917th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,540,056 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Jill are found; 32 percent are found in Australasia and 32 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Jill is also the 1,821st most numerous given name globally It is held by 546,996 people.

Jill is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,268 people, or 1 in 139,702. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 100 percent reside and Benue, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 17 percent reside.

Jill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jill surname grew 4,690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Jill are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered with the party.

The amount Jill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jille89498/
Djill8915/
Juill8912/
Jaill892/
Joill890/
Hjill890/
Jil861,620/
Ill861,171/
Jll8621/
Jitell804/
Jisell801/
Hill75810,045/
Gill75281,260/
Sill759,196/
Jail754,482/
Ille754,451/
Joil752,874/
Zill752,810/
Jell751,710/
Aill75464/
Jile75383/
Juil75145/
Eill7589/
Cill7576/
Jisl7574/
Oill7561/
Djil7559/
Jiel7551/
Jeil7548/
Jöll7538/
Jäll7519/
Jilt758/
Yill755/
I'Ll755/
Iell754/
Ioll752/
Ihll752/
Jllp752/
Jild752/
Illh752/
Jilh751/
Jilp751/
Itll751/
Hjil751/
Illp751/
Illı751/
Jihl751/
Jlll751/
Jsil751/
Jitl751/
Zjil751/
Zjll751/
Ajll751/
Jlld751/
Jllh751/
Jllt751/
Jxll751/
Jsll751/
Jtll751/
Hjll751/
Illl750/
Jillova731/
Jillová731/
Hille6717,056/
Il679,645/
Hjail67961/
Zuill67376/
Chill67312/
Khill67220/
Jl67218/
Haill67178/
Tjell67161/
Heill6793/
Jølle6773/
Hejll6772/
Oille6754/
Gaill6740/
Itell6738/
Hjell6738/
Hiell6734/
Hoill6727/
Jitel6725/
Jillehed6724/
Isell6723/
Yille6716/
Djell6715/
Jisil6714/
Isill6713/
Illhe6712/
Aille6712/
Scill6711/
Uille6711/
Goill679/
Jeall679/
Jisel678/
Gillå677/
Hilll676/
Giell676/
Huill676/
Zillt675/
Hillt674/
Jitil674/
Jsell673/
Eille673/
Hilld673/
Ilgli673/
Icell673/
Jeell671/
Jilhe671/
Itill671/
Hgill671/
Hjhll671/
Sgill671/
Uijll671/
Thjil671/
Jaail671/
Jlleh671/
Sillh671/
Jailh671/
Jellh671/
Jicel671/
Ágill671/
Jylle671/
Ziell671/
Zsill671/
Tgill671/
Esill671/
Zjjil671/
Jhlhl671/
Gilll671/
Illle671/
Illzz671/
Hillp670/
Icill670/
Jihle670/
Jeihl670/
Rzill670/
Gillt670/
Hhill670/

Jill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jill in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﻞjyl-
Jill in the Marathi language
जीलjila-
Jill in the Hindi language
जिल्लjilla50
जिलjila50

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